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Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney's Office
Middle District of Florida
Maria Chapa Lopez, United States Attorney
Contact: William Daniels
www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

St. Petersburg Man Sentenced to Over Twelve Years in Prison for Selling Cocaine

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell today sentenced Shamon D. Heatly (37, St. Petersburg) to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for selling cocaine. 

Heatly had pleaded guilty on October 28, 2019.

According to court documents, an undercover law enforcement officer met with Heatly, at which time Heatly directed the officer to get into his car. There, Heatly sold the officer cocaine. At the time of the offense, Heatly had been previously convicted of numerous narcotics offenses, including multiple counts of possession and delivery of cocaine.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the St. Petersburg Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Callan Albritton.

This investigation is also the result of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and those primarily responsible for the nation’s drug supply.

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